Indonesia President Joko Widodo (centre) walks with other ASEAN leaders on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Bali, Indonesia, on October 11, 2018. Photo: AP

China’s trade war pain can be ASEAN’s gain: how Southeast Asia is reaping a windfall of shifting trade and investment

Trade and political tensions are quickening China’s integration with ASEAN’s economy. But even as countries in the bloc vie for Chinese trade and investment, China knows they won’t allow themselves to be locked into its embrace

Indonesia President Joko Widodo (centre) walks with other ASEAN leaders on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Bali, Indonesia, on October 11, 2018. Photo: AP